Others Just Follow
Eric Cantona
In his prime, Eric Cantona was one of the most skilled soccer players in the world. The Frenchman was known alternately as “Le Roi” and “Le God” due to his fine scoring record, immaculate close control, and silky smooth touch. Truly Cantona was the personification of class with the ball at his feet. Funny, then, that he owes much of his legendary status to anything but class.
A highlight reel of Cantona’s disciplinary record:
1987: Fined for punching an Auxerre teammate in the face.
1989: Banned from French National Team for 1 yr. after insulting his head coach on national TV.
Banned from Marseille for 1 mo. for throwing his jersey away upon being subbed.
1990: Banned from Montpellier for 10 days after throwing his cleats at a teammate.
1991: Banned from Nimes for 1 mo. after throwing the ball at the referee. He then personally called each member of the disciplinary committee an “idiot” to their face and incurred a further 2 mo. ban. In a show of spite, Cantona announced his retirement with immediate effect.
6 weeks later Cantona unretired, joining Leeds United.
1992: After moving to Manchester United, was fined on his return to Leeds for spitting at fans
1993: Sent off 4 times during the season, becoming the most disciplined player in the Premiership
1995: The coup de grace: After being red carded for a vicious tackle, Cantona was taunted by a West Ham fan. What followed is written into the annals of history.
Yeah, that’s right, he KUNG-FU KICKED the crap outta that dude.
Sure he was banned from competitive soccer for the next 9 months, but whatta way to go. At a post-match press conference, with the media swarming, Cantona put the cherry on top when he offered this gem:
“When the seagulls follow the trawler, it’s because they think sardines will be thrown in to the sea.”
On second thought, that is one classy dude.
“The Boss” Rick Ross
No one is quite sure what Rick Ross is “the Boss” of, but the man is big-time.
“The Boss” is so big-time that he named himself after the original US crack kingpin ”Freeway” Ricky Ross, a guy who used to move 500,000 rocks EVERY DAY.
“The Boss” is so big-time that when he needs to shake a fool down, he makes their ass wait while he grabs his cell and calls in a 4 foot tall enforcer (1:30) to do the shaking down for him. Then he steals that fool’s chick.
“The Boss” is so big-time that his bling is … well … take a look.
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? This dude probably pays someone to wipe his ass with a wad of hundreds and dips his balls in freshly smelted gold every morning. Either way, he’s more than worthy of his nickname.
Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my great pleasure to introduce the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Badasses Inc. — “The Boss” Rick Ross.
Sept 26, 2008
